Rivas Department
department in southwestern Nicaragua with a long coastline on the Pacific Ocean
Key facts
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Capital
- Rivas
- Department
- 2,162 km (835 sq mi)
- Density
- 84.93/km (220.0/sq mi)
- Urban
- 91,899
- Iso 3166 2
- NI-RI
via Wikipedia infobox
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Rivas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈriβas]) is a department of the Republic of Nicaragua. It covers an area of 2,162 km (835 sq mi) and has a population of 183,611 (2021 estimate). The department's capital is the city of Rivas. The indigenous inhabitants of Rivas are the Nicarao, and was the location of the pre-Columbian Nahua chiefdoms of Kwawkapolkan and Kakawatan.
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